diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
index 564c142..bfd55b0 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_sil.c
@@ -695,11 +695,38 @@
 	}
 }
 
+static bool sil_broken_system_poweroff(struct pci_dev *pdev)
+{
+	static const struct dmi_system_id broken_systems[] = {
+		{
+			.ident = "HP Compaq nx6325",
+			.matches = {
+				DMI_MATCH(DMI_SYS_VENDOR, "Hewlett-Packard"),
+				DMI_MATCH(DMI_PRODUCT_NAME, "HP Compaq nx6325"),
+			},
+			/* PCI slot number of the controller */
+			.driver_data = (void *)0x12UL,
+		},
+
+		{ }	/* terminate list */
+	};
+	const struct dmi_system_id *dmi = dmi_first_match(broken_systems);
+
+	if (dmi) {
+		unsigned long slot = (unsigned long)dmi->driver_data;
+		/* apply the quirk only to on-board controllers */
+		return slot == PCI_SLOT(pdev->devfn);
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int sil_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 {
 	static int printed_version;
 	int board_id = ent->driver_data;
-	const struct ata_port_info *ppi[] = { &sil_port_info[board_id], NULL };
+	struct ata_port_info pi = sil_port_info[board_id];
+	const struct ata_port_info *ppi[] = { &pi, NULL };
 	struct ata_host *host;
 	void __iomem *mmio_base;
 	int n_ports, rc;
@@ -713,6 +740,13 @@
 	if (board_id == sil_3114)
 		n_ports = 4;
 
+	if (sil_broken_system_poweroff(pdev)) {
+		pi.flags |= ATA_FLAG_NO_POWEROFF_SPINDOWN |
+					ATA_FLAG_NO_HIBERNATE_SPINDOWN;
+		dev_info(&pdev->dev, "quirky BIOS, skipping spindown "
+				"on poweroff and hibernation\n");
+	}
+
 	host = ata_host_alloc_pinfo(&pdev->dev, ppi, n_ports);
 	if (!host)
 		return -ENOMEM;